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What should I expect for an ADHD Evaluation?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 174567" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I've adopted six kids in all. Three kids were out of foster care. Two were older (ages 11 and 7 when we got them) and too damaged and dangerous to live in a family. One came young, like your two came to you young, and he iis here, and doing great, but his ADHD turned out to be Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Foster children are complicated. Lucas was first dxd. as ADHD/ODD. That was NOT the problem. His issues were similar to your daughter's, although he no longer ever rages due to good help and interventions. </p><p></p><p>Speech delays can be autism and if these kids are biologically related, that runs in families as well. You really should check it out--you can't do any harm by a total evaluation, but not doing one for BOTH kids can set them back big time. Please evaluate these little ones. They probably had a very rough prenatal history. You don't need the birthmother to confess to what she did. You have your own common sense. </p><p></p><p>It is really best for our foster/adopted kids to get extremely intensive evaluations because so much can be going on. Teachers can tell if something is wrong, but they really don't know what it is. They aren't trained to know. The teachers have heard of ADHD so they bring it up. No matter what, I'd take it further. </p><p></p><p>There are a lot of things it could be (for BOTH kids) and I'd do the neuropsychologist. The pediatrician simply is not going to know if something beyond that is going on and not finding out is a disservice to both of your children. Neither can be adquately helped if they aren't completely evaluated. It would be a rare foster child who only gets away with having ADHD. Most have much more going on. It isn't that easy to lose custody of your kids. Birthmother must really have mental health or neurological issues herself or she'd have her kids. Good luck <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 174567, member: 1550"] I've adopted six kids in all. Three kids were out of foster care. Two were older (ages 11 and 7 when we got them) and too damaged and dangerous to live in a family. One came young, like your two came to you young, and he iis here, and doing great, but his ADHD turned out to be Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Foster children are complicated. Lucas was first dxd. as ADHD/ODD. That was NOT the problem. His issues were similar to your daughter's, although he no longer ever rages due to good help and interventions. Speech delays can be autism and if these kids are biologically related, that runs in families as well. You really should check it out--you can't do any harm by a total evaluation, but not doing one for BOTH kids can set them back big time. Please evaluate these little ones. They probably had a very rough prenatal history. You don't need the birthmother to confess to what she did. You have your own common sense. It is really best for our foster/adopted kids to get extremely intensive evaluations because so much can be going on. Teachers can tell if something is wrong, but they really don't know what it is. They aren't trained to know. The teachers have heard of ADHD so they bring it up. No matter what, I'd take it further. There are a lot of things it could be (for BOTH kids) and I'd do the neuropsychologist. The pediatrician simply is not going to know if something beyond that is going on and not finding out is a disservice to both of your children. Neither can be adquately helped if they aren't completely evaluated. It would be a rare foster child who only gets away with having ADHD. Most have much more going on. It isn't that easy to lose custody of your kids. Birthmother must really have mental health or neurological issues herself or she'd have her kids. Good luck :) [/QUOTE]
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